Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Blizzard Warning

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

SNOW WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL BE HEAVY
TODAY AND TONIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 20 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED IN MOST LOCATIONS BEFORE THE SNOW DECREASES THURSDAY
MORNING. AS MUCH AS 2 FEET OF SNOW WILL FALL IN THE SOUTHERN
SUBURBS AND PALMER DIVIDE AREA.

NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO AROUND 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35
MPH ESPECIALLY EAST OF I-25 WILL PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. SUSTAINED WIND AND/OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS
OF 35 MPH OR HIGHER WILL COMBINE WITH CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER
OF A MILE. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS DISCOURAGED
IN THESE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR HELP TO ARRIVE.

3 comments:

mpmull2u said...

Oh MY GAWD, it's a blizzard, everyone to get from street.
I've gotten my provisions and sealed the opening to my cave.

PS boo-radely is me mpm

If you've ever read 'To Kill a Mockingbird' you'll know who Boo is.

Lisa said...

Hey mpm, thanks for visiting. I'm thinking to myself...what smart ass is making comments on my site? But since it's you, it's all good. Sure, I've read To Kill A Mocking Bird Quotes are for siting magazine articles and poems. Underline for book titles. See...I can be a smart ass too:) I like your user name. It has literary meaning which scores high in my book (which would be capitalized and underlined if I were to site the title and this comment format would accept the underline tag:).

Big Dawg said...

As you can tell by my name, my first choice for animal in spirit would be a large alpha male wolf; lean, cunning, handsome, strong, loyal and virile. My second choice would be some kind of bird that flys south to escape BLIZZARDS! Thanks for providing a way for me to let that out Leese. Now back to my snow cave...